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This course bridges the theoretical emphasis of SO3066 and the methodological elements of SO3524. It presents sociology as a social science by having students examine and discuss in detail ten reports of sociological research. The goal of the course is to highlight the different ways sociological research combines theory and methods to examine and explain specific phenomena, events, or experiences of the world. Each of the ten studies will be chosen by one of the Sociology staff and present theoretical and methodological ideas and approaches that staff members use in their own work or believe to be pivotal to sociological research. Students will be required to read all ten of the chosen publications in preparation for the course each week.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course bridges the theoretical emphasis of SO3066 and the methodological elements of SO3524. It presents sociology as a social science by having students examine and discuss in detail ten reports of sociological research. The goal of the couse is to highlight the different ways sociogical research combines theory and methods to examine and explain specific phenomena, events, or experiences of the world. Each of the ten studies will be chosen by one of the Sociology staff and present theoretical and methodological ideas and approaches that staff member uses in their own work or believes to be pivotal to sociological research. Students will be required to read all ten of the chosen publications in preparation for the course each week.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 41 | Feedback Weeks | 44 | |
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2 hours, to be completed within a 5-day window. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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10 quizzes (each weighted 2.5%), 8 questions per quiz. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 34 | Feedback Weeks | 37 | |
| Feedback | Word Count | 1000 | ||
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 31 | Feedback Weeks | 34 | |
| Feedback | Word Count | 1000 | ||
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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10% per set of answers |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Factual | Remember | As a result of this course students will be familiar with 10 new works of Sociology. |
| Conceptual | Create | As a result of this course students will be better prepared to conduct their own 4th year dissertations. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | As a result of this course students will learn to critically assess how theory, methods and empirical data are interrelated in 10 specific Sociological studies. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | As a result of this course students will be able to think creatively about the relationship between theory and methods in the field of Sociology and society more broadly. |
| Conceptual | Understand | As a result of this course students better understand how theory, methods and empirical data are interrelated in Sociological studies. |
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